36 John R. Rice Quotes

"Not till I die or not till Jesus comes, will I ever be eased of this burden, these tears, this toil to save souls."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Evangelism

"When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Hatred

"No one can be a good Christian who does not with holy zeal set out to know, delight in, and live by the Word of God!"

- John R. Rice

Topics: Christians, Scripture, Zeal

"Never put a question mark where God has put a period."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Faith

"The world never burned a casual Christian at the stake."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Apathy, Persecution

"I want no Christmas without a burden for lost souls, a message for sinners, a heart to bring in the lost sheep so dear to the Shepherd, the sinning souls for whom Christ died."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Christmas, Evangelism

"To keep the faith, run with the right crowd."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Perseverance

"This world loses its appeal when the steps become tottering, when the hearing becomes dim, when the faded eyes cannot see as they once did. When loved ones are nearly all gone on ahead, then all the riches or fame or pleasures of this world are baubles and trash."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Life

"People go wrong in their fellowships before they go wrong in their doctrine."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Fellowship, Doctrine

"His brokenhearted cry on the cross, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do," shows God's heart toward sinners."

- John R. Rice

Topics: The Cross

"You may be lonely, poor, and cold, neglected by the children, forgotten by your friends, yet may have the glad Christmas joy in your heart as Paul had, shut up in prison cells at Rome!"

- John R. Rice

Topics: Christmas, Joy

"No matter what a man's past may have been, his future is spotless."

- John R. Rice

Topics: The Future

"You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father's face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Christmas

"It is a sad and shocking fact that many religious people are in Hell."

- John R. Rice

Topics: Religion, Hell

"When you get saved, you get saved not because you deserve it, but because you simply let God save you and because you confess your own poor sinful state and your inability to save yourself."